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From Abishai Stowell to "Dear Sister"
[page 1]
Springfield Mo[.]
March 26th 1862
Dear Sister[,]
your letter of March 19th & 20th is in my posession. I got it a few minutes ago and was glad to hear from you once more but am sorry to of the ill health of your little ones but I hope that they are better now.
I am enjoying the best health now that I have had scince I have been in the service. I was home about 10 days ago and stayed from Monday night till Saturday noon[.] I found the folks there all well except Almira[.] she had the pneumonia; she was quite sick when I got home but was gaining very fast when I left and I think that she is well by this time[.]
Father [is] not able to do much work yet but thinks that he will be able

On March 26, 1862, Abishai Stowell writes from Springfield, Missouri to his sister, Margaret. Stowell, a member of Co. A, 2nd Regt., Kansas Volunteers, says that he recently went home and reports that their family was mostly in good health. Stowell asks his sister to write to Jim ""and try to persuade him to go home…if he will only stay at home till this war is ended.""

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From Abishai Stowell to "Dear Sister"
[page 1]
Springfield Mo[.]
March 26th 1862
Dear Sister[,]
your letter of March 19th & 20th is in my posession. I got it a few minutes ago and was glad to hear from you once more but am sorry to of the ill health of your little ones but I hope that they are better now.
I am enjoying the best health now that I have had scince I have been in the service. I was home about 10 days ago and stayed from Monday night till Saturday noon[.] I found the folks there all well except Almira[.] she had the pneumonia; she was quite sick when I got home but was gaining very fast when I left and I think that she is well by this time[.]
Father [is] not able to do much work yet but thinks that he will be able